Runaway Kangaroo on the Loose Named Sheila Shuts Down Alabama Interstate

A runaway kangaroo moves down a stretch of interstate in Tuskegee, Ala., on April 29, 2025, in a still from video. Austin Andrew Price via AP

TUSKEGEE, Ala.—A runaway kangaroo named Sheila shut down a stretch of interstate in Alabama on Tuesday before state troopers and the animal’s owner wrangled the wayward marsupial.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said the kangaroo was spotted Tuesday hopping along the side of Interstate 85 in Macon County, which is between Montgomery and Auburn.